Additional Info

Below are links with information for further research and exploration:

Studies/Interviews:

• Executive Summary from United Way’s Community Assessment in 2006 (PDF)
• Think Big Topeka’s Interview with Downtown Business Owners (PDF)

What other cities are doing/have done:

• Downtown Memphis
• Downtown Saint Louis
• The City that Keeps Investing in Itself, 2011 Person of the Year: The Citizens of Oklahoma City,  Southern Business & Development
• Shape a downtown of our dreams, June 16, Kansas.com
• Boise Architecture Project
• Don Walton: Lincoln is a new city, May 17, JournalStar.com

Previous efforts:

• Downtown Planning documents from 2000 (City of Topeka)
• Downtown Topeka Inc. backs big plans for business district (CJOnline.com, 6/2/1998)

Professional resources:

• Placemaking and Economic Development (National Association of Realtors)
• The American Institute of Architects’ 10 Principles for Livable Communities (pulled from http://bit.ly/bvpOiW) (PDF)
• Presentations & Downloads from the International Economic Development Council’s How You Build It Conference, June 6-8, 2010
• The Walkable and Livable Communities Institute Inc.’s Link Page
• Project for Public Spaces

Downtown Topeka, Inc. Newsletters:

• In case you didn’t know, September 9
• Bikers, Pirates & you!, September 2
• Avast there, ye scurvy dogs!, August 27
• That’s a big ol’ Crane!, August 19
• More New Stuff, August 12
• Top City Thursdays SERIOUSLY Rock!, August 5
• Yeah, we’re completely cool, July 29
• It’s NEVER Too Hot to Shop!, July 22
• Wow! What a Ride!, July 14
• Because DOWNTOWN ROCKS!, July 8
• 4th of July, July 1
• New and Improved, June 24
• Lots of Things!, June 17
• Open for Business, June 10
• What do you think?, June 3
• The best…AGAIN!, May 27
• What happens Downtown, May 19